Club Coaching Officer

The position of the Club Coaching Officer is a new and exciting position within the executive of your local GAA club. It will become one of the most prestigious and sought-after positions on the executive of ambitious and progressive GAA clubs over the next few years. The Club Coaching Officer will have at least a Level 1 Coaching Qualification.

Role
The officer will coordinate the activities of the club coaches and
managers to provide a safe, smooth and rewarding progression for all
its players from U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, Minor, U21, Junior and Senior
through the Pathway to Elite Performance (PEP). To achieve this, the
Club Coaching Officer will arrange periodic meetings of all coaches and
managers as a sub-committee of the Club.

Responsibilities

Go Games

Within the 8-12 year old age group the Coaching Officer will ensure that the Go Games philosophy is nurtured and developed as a central part of the Club Coaching Programme.

Club School Link

The Club Coaching Officer will forge close links with the local
national and secondary schools to monitor the participation and
progress of all the club’s players within the schools’ system. The
officer will help co-ordinate a balanced programme of training, rest
and games between school and club activities.

Player Welfare

The Club Coaching Officer will have a key role in ensuring that players
are afforded adequate rest and recovery periods between training
sessions and have appropriate diagnosis and treatment of injuries. The
officer should also mediate between the variety of team coaches that
young players find themselves working with. Most importantly in today’s
climate the Club Coaching Officer, with his committee, should monitor
the progress of all players so that they are not subjected to an over
intensive programme.

Vhi Cúl Camp Coordinator

The Club Coaching Officer will be responsible for organising a
high-quality Vhi Cúl Camp for all the children of the locality from 7
up to 13 years of age. Remember for many children, and particularly for
those of new families in the community, the Vhi Cúl Camp will be their
first introduction to your club. If it is a fun and rewarding
experience for the child then he or she will want to continue his
involvement with the club.

Best Practice

The Club Coaching Officer will ensure that best practice is promoted in
the coaching and organisation of games at each age group, particularly
underage. The Club nursery should focus on the development of
appropriate skills for children aged 5 - 8. Within the 8-12 year old
age group the Club Coaching Officer will ensure that the Go Games
philosophy is nurtured and developed as a central part of the Club
Coaching Programme. As young players progress into adolescence, the
Club Coaching Officer will encourage the best players to participate in
the County Schools of Excellence and Development Squads.

Coach Education

The Club Coaching Officer will promote the education and qualification
of all coaches within the club. He will encourage all Club coaches to
attend appropriate courses, workshops and seminars and receive coaching
qualifications. He will support the recruitment and development of
coaches within the club, e.g. by sourcing mentors etc.

Player Development

As young players progress through their teens the Coaching officer will encourage the best players to participate in the County Schools of Excellence and Development Squads.

Facilities & Resources Management

An essential function of the Coaching Officer should be to create a
booking timetable of pitches and training equipment so each team and
its mentors get a fair share of scarce and valuable Club facilities.
This will promote an atmosphere of harmony and respect within the Club
family.

Garda Vetting

The Coaching Officer will ensure that all club coaches have gone through the Garda Vetting process.

It is the responsibility of the Coaching Officer and
committee to nurture young coaches and to provide - but most
importantly to ensure that - a consistent programme of games, supported
and complimented by quality coaching sessions, is provided for all our
players.